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Tira, Texas
Location of Tira, Texas
Location of Tira, Texas
Hopkins County Tira.svg
Country United States
State Texas
County Hopkins
Area
 • Total 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2)
 • Land 1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 319
 • Density 221.5/sq mi (85.52/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75482
Area code(s) 903, 430
FIPS code 48-73124
GNIS feature ID 1380666

Tira is a town in Hopkins County, Texas, United States. The population was 319 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Tira is located in northern Hopkins County at 33°19′36″N 95°34′11″W / 33.32667°N 95.56972°W / 33.32667; -95.56972 (33.326629, –95.569853). Texas State Highway 19 runs through the western part of the town, leading north 25 miles (40 km) to Paris and south 13 miles (21 km) to Sulphur Springs, the Hopkins county seat. Tira is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the dam at the outlet of Jim Chapman Lake (formerly known as Cooper Lake) and is 9 miles (14 km) by road northeast of the South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 1.65%, are water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 249
1990 237 −4.8%
2000 248 4.6%
2010 297 19.8%
2020 319 7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
Tira racial composition as of 2020
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 274 85.89%
Black or African American (NH) 9 2.82%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 2 0.63%
Asian (NH) 1 0.31%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 10 3.13%
Hispanic or Latino 23 7.21%
Total 319

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 319 people, 115 households, and 80 families residing in the town.

Education

Tira is served by the North Hopkins Independent School District.

See also

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